French Chateau (Behr PWN-60)
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French Chateau (Behr PWN-60) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 76.6, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with French Chateau
Four Behr colors picked for French Chateau by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to French Chateau, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Grey Mist | SW 9625 | 75 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Chamois | 969 | 77.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Decadent | 7006-11 | 77 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Oatmeal | 1023-1 | 77 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to French Chateau (LRV 76.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than French Chateau
Darker than French Chateau
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PWN-60 |
| Hex | #E6E3D6 |
| RGB | 230, 227, 214 |
| HSL | 49°, 24%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.1, -1.2, 6.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
French Chateau (Behr PWN-60), published as #E6E3D6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of French Chateau (Behr PWN-60)?
- French Chateau has an LRV of 76.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so French Chateau is a light color.
- What is the closest match to French Chateau in another brand?
- Soft Chamois (BM 969) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is French Chateau warm or cool?
- Behr lists French Chateau as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.